Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QTUM vs VTI
Defiance Quantum ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QTUM and VTI hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QTUM | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.39% | 1.80% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.37% | 1.31% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.09% | 2.48% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.07% | 2.90% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 1.07% | 3.19% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.07% | 6.37% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.00% | 3.84% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.56% | 0.80% |
| Intel Corp | 1.40% | 0.78% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.44% | 0.75% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.06% | 0.58% |
| KLA Corp | 1.51% | 0.55% |
| Only in QTUM | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Arqit Quantum Inc 2.43% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| Horizon Quantum Holdings LTD 2.40% | Alphabet Inc 2.29% |
| Nebius Group NV 1.40% | Meta Platforms Inc 1.71% |
| BTQ Technologies Corp 1.38% | Tesla Inc 1.64% |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd 1.32% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.41% |
| Global Unichip Corp 1.27% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25% |
| TSMC 1.25% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.12% |
| ARM Holdings PLC 1.23% | Johnson & Johnson 0.85% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
| QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Themes desk | Core fund |
| Issuer | Defiance | Vanguard |
| What it is | Quantum computing | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +58.6% | +20.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +38.7 pts | +0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 35.6% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 86 | 3531 |
QTUM in plain words
By weight, 36% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 17% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +58.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 38.7 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
VTI in plain words
VTI is a index equity fund tracking US total market. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QTUM or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QTUM returned +58.6% and VTI returned +20.0%, so QTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QTUM or VTI?
- QTUM charges 0.40% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do QTUM and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 36% of QTUM and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are QTUM and VTI the same kind of fund?
- No. QTUM is a thematic ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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